Moistener for hot-air flues for hot-air furnaces



P. 1. A. SCHNOOR.

MOISTENER FOR HOT AIR FLUES FOR HOT AI R FURNACES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 29. 1920.

1,403,404, I Patented Feb.28, 1922.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER 11. A. sormoon, or nors'rrim, IOWA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF 'ro BUEL COUCH,

' or SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

MOISTENER FOR HOT-AIR FLUES'FOR HOT-AIR FURNACES.

Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented Feb. 28 v1922 Application filed March 29, 1920. Serial No. 369,509.

To aZZ 10710112 it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER J. A. SoHNooR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Holstein, in the county of Ida and, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Moisteners for Hot-Air Flues for Hot-Air Furnaces, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved air moistener for hot air fines of hot air furnaces, and an object of the invention resides in a moistener consisting of a receptacle for the reception of water and adapted to be supported .in the hot air flue at a point flush with the floor, and so adjacent the register of the room,'a-s to permit the air. to pass over themoistener and collect moisture from the water in the receptacle in order to moisten the air as it enters the room.

- Another object is the provision "of means for positioning the moistener adjacent the register and substantially flush with the flooring to permit the water to be poured into the. receptacle and to permitof the easy insertion and removal of the receptacle.

A. further object is to provide a moistener comprising a receptacle having a curved flange acting to direct thehot airfrom the flue through the register and as it is directed to permit it to gather the. moisture from the water. Furthermore. this curved flange performs thefunction of catching all the dust that may pass down the flue from the interior of the room, that is to say through the register.

Still another object consists in the pro vision of supporting means or legs-on the receptacle. to support the same in position in the flue, and also the provision of flange to engage the flooring, to further assist in supporting the moistener. The legs or. supports frictionally and yieldably engage the opposite sidewalls of the flue in order to support the moistener receptacle in lace.

While-the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable. it is obvious that as a result of a reduction of theinvention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is clai-ined, pro

vided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawingsand claimed.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a sectional view through the lower part of the first floor room of a house,

showing the hot air fine from the furnace,

which is located in the cellar and illustratlng the moistener supported in the flue.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail poi-spec tivewiew of the moisture receptacle; and

F1gure 3 is a detail longitudinalsectional view through the moisture receptacle on line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to these drawings, 1 designates a hot air furnace which may be any con-' ventional form of construction and has a hot air flue 2 extending therefrom. This flue 2 engages the usual hot air flue 3 formed in the wall of the building so that the hot air can pass upwardly in o the rooms above the cellar. In order to permit the hot air to enter the room above the cellar. a conventional form of hot air register 4 is provided, and 5 denotes a shutter or closure pivoted at 6 adapted for closing the register, this shutter being capable of being moved to a closed position by means of the handle 7 shown in dotted lines. lVhenthe shutter is closed, the hot air from the flue 3 is prevent-ed from entering the room. However, when the shutter is open as shown in Figure 1, it acts as a deflector to direct the hot air through the register.

Arranged in the flue is the moisture receptacle 8, which may be any suitable shape, preferably rectangular, and tapering in ver tical cross section. This receptacle may be constructed of any suitable material, preferably galvanized iron or the like, and one of its longitudinal edges'is provided with a right angular flange 9 to engage in any suitable manner, the floor of the room, whereby assisting in supporting the receptacle in position. The opposite longitudinal edge portion 'of the moisture receptacle has a flange 1O curved in the direction shown toward the-register thereby acting to direct the hot air as indicated by-the arrows into the room through the register. This curved flange 10 also performs the function of taking the dust, dirt and the like from the room through the register and directing it into the receptacle. It is obvious that the shutter 5 may be adjusted in different positions, thereby regulating the quantity of hot air to enter the room. The upper transverse end edges of the receptacle have connected thereto integrally, downwardly and laterally extending flanges 'or legs 11, which are designed to yieldably bear upon or engage with the side walls of the flue 3 to assist in sup porting the receptacle in position. These flanges or legs have their longitudinal portions provided with bent parts 12, curred in cross section, acting to reinforce the legs or flanges l1. lVhen it is desired to refill the receptacle, the register which is capable of being removed, though the structure for this purpose is not shown, is detached, and water poured into the receptacle or the receptacle removed, cleaned and replaced with the same filled with water. The shutter is then adjusted for directing the hot air over the receptacle and through the register accordingly as may be desired.

WVhile it has been stated that the legs or flanges 11 may be used to yieldably bear or engage with the side walls or the flue it is equally as well obvious that the moistener may be supported by other suitable means such as nails or the like, as indicated at 8. In this case, the nails 8 are designed to engage under the flanges or legs 11 at the point where they are bent from the moistener, as shown clearly in Figure 1, thereby permitting the moistener to be easily removed and applied whenever desired. It is also obvious that the lower edges of the legs may bear upon shoulders (not shown) or the lower edges may engage nailsthat may be driven into the sides of the flue in order to support the moistener. I

Further it is the aim to construct such moisteners by stamping them out with a die so as to make a more practical article and also in order to reduce the cost of manufacture.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. In combination with a hot air flue, a water container arranged in the flue with its upper marginal edge flush with the flooring, means for supporting the receptacle in position, one of the longitudinal edges of the receptacle having a curved flange, serving the double function. of directing the hot air through the register, and catching the dust from the register and directinglit into the receptacle.

2. The combination with a hot air flue havlng a register, a water container supported: in the flue with its upper marginal portion flushwith the flooring, the innermost longitudinal edge ofithe receptacle having a curved flange directed toward the register to direct the hot air through the register and to catch and direct the dust from the room through the register into the receptacle.

3. The combination with a hot air flue having a register, water container supported in the flue with its upper marginal portion flush with the flooring, the innermost longitudinal edge of the receptacle having a curved flange directed toward the register to direct the hot air through the register and to catch and direct the dust from the room through the register into the receptacle, and a shutter mounted in the register adjustable relatively to the curved flange" for regulating the amount of hot air passing through the register.

4. In combination with a hot air flue having communication with a room, a register mounted in said communication, a water container supported in the flue, the inner- -most upper edge of the container having a flange curved toward the register to direct the hot air therethrough, and a shutter pivotally mounted in the register adjustablywith relation to the flange for regulating the amount of air passing into the room.

5. The combination with a hot air flue having an opening of communication with a room, of a register in said opening of communication, a water container supported in the flue with its upper marginal edge flush with the flooring of'the room, the innermost longitudinal edge of the container having the hot air through the register, and a shutter pivotally mounted in the register and being adjustable for regulating the amount of hot air to pass through the register;

6. The combination with a hot air flue having a register, of a water receptacle arranged in the fine with its upper marginal edge flush with the flooring, means engaging the flooring to assist in supporting the receptacle, said receptacle having additional.

a flange curved toward the register to direct I In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix' my signature this 17th day ofMarch, 1920.

PETER J. A. SGHNOOR." 

